UPPER GWYNEDD >> The owners of the Sumney Tavern in Upper Gwynedd have a message for local residents: their doors are still very much open for business, even though their location is currently one of the to...

NORRISTOWN >> A judge has convicted a 55-year-old Towamencin man of charges he indecently assaulted an 18-year-old girl by grabbing her and tongue-kissing her against her will outside an Upper Gwynedd convenience store. ...

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NEW YORK >> Facebook is forging ahead with its messaging app for kids, despite child experts who have pressed the company to shut it down and others who question Facebook’s financial support of some advisers who approved of the app.

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The Associated Press|1 day ago

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WASHINGTON >> For a brief moment after the Las Vegas massacre last fall, Republicans and Democrats in Congress talked about taking a rare step to tighten the nation’s gun laws. Four months later, the only gun legislation that has moved in the House or Senate instead eases restrictions for gun owners.

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PHILADELPHIA >> Philadelphia’s district attorney says he has filed a lawsuit against 10 different pharmaceutical companies, claiming the companies have helped fuel the city’s opioid crisis through deceptive marketing.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. >> New proposals to redraw Pennsylvania’s congressional districts rolled in Thursday in a high-stakes gerrymandering case, meeting a court-ordered deadline to submit maps of boundaries for the state Supreme Court to consider adopting for this year’s election.

By Marc Levy
The Associated Press|1 day ago

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PHILADELPHIA >> Like the stock market in recent weeks, gasoline prices across the region have been up and down over the last several months. And while prices may have dipped a bit in the last few days, AAA is forecasting a rise in prices — just in time for the summer driving season.

By Donna Rovins
drovins@21st-centurymedia.com @MercBiz on Twitter|1 day ago